Eye can see that the future is on two wheels. We hesitate to mention the word 'lottery' on these pages, but in a poll of the public just before Christmas nearly half voted for Sustrans, the bicycle network charity, to take £50m of lottery money and improve national cycleways.
One can only look into the courtyard at Friends House to see the signs of success for cycling: overparking is becoming a problem. With only two free-standing racks - and no more permission for fixed racks because of listed building status - there is a daily scramble for parking space. The resulting tangle of mounts is not pleasing to the eye and Friends have been asked to park more prettily.
We see this as the tip of the iceberg. If cycling is made safer by more off-road routes there could be a revolution in personal travel, leaving motorised travel for older people, disabled people and shoppers. Eye visualises an emergent figure on our streets and courtyards - the cycle traffic warden who will slap fixed penalty notices on your handlebars.*
* They are already here!

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